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横領 (おうりょう, ouryou) Japanese meaning: embezzlement | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 横領する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 横おう 領りょう する 横おう 領りょう しない Polite 横おう 領りょう します 横おう 領りょう しません Past polite 横おう 領りょう しました 横おう 領りょう しませんでした Past 横おう 領りょう した 横おう 領りょう しなかった Te-form 横おう 領りょう して 横おう 領りょう しないで Desire 横おう 領りょう したい 横おう 領りょう したくない Potential 横おう 領りょう できる 横おう 領りょう できない Passive 横おう 領りょう される 横おう 領りょう されない Causative 横おう 領りょう させる 横おう 領りょう させない Causative passive 横おう 領りょう させられる 横おう 領りょう させられない Volitional 横おう 領りょう しよう Polite volitional 横おう 領りょう しましょう Imperative 横おう 領りょう しろ 横おう 領りょう するな Conditional 横おう 領りょう すれば 横おう 領りょう しなければ Tara conditional 横おう 領りょう したら 横おう 領りょう しなかったら
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He was arrested on suspicion of embezzling company funds.
The embezzlement case came to light, and the president resigned.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 横おう 領りょう する to embezzle something
The employee embezzled the company's funds.
横おう 領りょう 罪ざい に 問と われる to be charged with the crime of embezzlement
He was charged with embezzlement and indicted.
横おう 領りょう が 発はっ 覚かく する for an embezzlement to come to light
The embezzlement was discovered during an internal investigation.
Kanji 横 sideways, side, horizontal 領 jurisdiction, dominion, territory Related words 着服 is a more general, everyday term for pocketing money or goods, often on a smaller personal scale, while 横領 specifically implies breach of a formal position of trust.
背任 covers a broader range of dishonest breaches of duty by someone in a position of responsibility, whereas 横領 specifically means illegally taking entrusted money or property.
横領 is a noun for embezzlement (often paired with する), while 使い込む is the verb itself, describing the act of illegally spending entrusted money.
横領 refers specifically to embezzling money or property entrusted to one's care, while 盗用 covers a broader range including plagiarism and unauthorized use of ideas or designs.
横領 is a criminal act of embezzling money or property for personal gain, whereas 流用 can describe less severe or even neutral repurposing.
Don't confuse with 窃盗 is theft of property that was never in your care, while 横領 is misappropriating property that was legitimately entrusted to you.
横行 (おうこう) means for bad things to be rampant or widespread, while 横領 (おうりょう) means embezzlement or misappropriation of money or property; the two share the kanji 横 but are unrelated in meaning.
横領 refers specifically to embezzling money or misappropriating funds one was entrusted with, whereas 横取り is a more general term for snatching anything meant for someone else.
Etymology Compound of 横 (side, improper) and 領 (control, receive). The combination suggests taking something improperly into one's own possession.
corporate embezzlement; embezzlement in the course of business
